A few days ago, Kanye West told a radio host that “I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk…I think about my family and I’m like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.” Or something.

This didn’t sit well with Brimfield, Ohio, police chief David Oliver, who wrote an open letter to the rapper on Facebook. Among other choice excerpts, Oliver said, “You sir, are as misguided as they come.”

Dear Kanye West,

I am honored to be writing such an important star. I am a mere Internet sensation. I’m not sure I am worthy to address you, although the Huffington Post did say I was “Humorous and Insanely Popular.” I don’t pay much attention to those things. Anyway, please excuse my interference in your life for a quick second.

I read your interview and also watched it on video. You said: “I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk, literally…and I think about it. I think about my family and I’m like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.”

I want to thank you for putting your life on the line for all of us every day. I know that being a rapper is tough work. I have tried to rap, and it is very difficult to keep up with the pulse of the rhyme flow…although when Ice Ice Baby comes on the radio, I can usually keep up with ol’ Vanilla. Anywho, your job is just some very dangerous work. Most people don’t consider… if you rap really fast, without a chance to inhale, you could pass out and hit your head.

That last paragraph was covered in sarcasm. I’m letting you know, just so you do not think I agree with your very ignorant assessment of your career (or any other performer)as it relates to a person in the military or a police officer’s service. You sir, are as misguided as they come. I do have a suggestion for you. Since you are accustomed to danger, from your life as an international rapper, I am strongly encouraging you immediately abandon you career as a super star and join the military. After joining, I would like you to volunteer to be deployed in Afghanistan or one of the numerous other forward locations where our men an women are currently serving. When the Taliban starts shooting at you, perhaps you could stand up and let the words flow. It could be something like “I’m Kanye West, wearing a flak vest.” I’m sure they would just drop weapons and surrender. You could quite possibly end all wars, just from the enemy being star-struck.

Your line of thinking is part of the problem in the world today….which include entertainers thinking they are something more than just entertainers. I know it is supply and demand and the demand for your services is high. I get economics. What I do not get is you EVER comparing what you do for a living to our heroic military members, who are always in harm’s way… and my brother and sister police officers who have to go to work carrying weapons and wearing a bullet-proof vest to protect themselves.

The world be an AMAZING place if celebrities and especially athletes comparing themselves to soldiers and cops was one of our biggest problems. But it’s not even in the top-300; syrup always finding a way to leak out of the bottle and ruin the cupboard is a more pressing issue.

Kanye West is full of sh*t — we’ve known this since he compared himself to Jesus. No one took his comments seriously, and they should be dismissed by everyone, except Mark Wahlberg. Though I do like the chief’s suggestion to send him to Afghanistan. The bad guys could capture him, and Yeezus would eventually wear them down with his outbursts, to the point where the Taliban begs to trade him back to us. The deal: we get Kanye, they get Kanye away, and the world unites under a shared goal of shutting Kanye the f*ck up.

Kanye West is the key to peace. He’s more important than ALL the soldiers.

This egotistical, snot nosed, ill mannered brat has got to go away. I don’t know what makes him so popular unless people just like to buck the norm. He put himself on a pedestal and he can’t see that he’s doomed to be knocked off! Then you’ll see him cry! Gooo Awaaaaay!!!!

“Your line of thinking is part of the problem in the world today….which include entertainers thinking they are something more than just entertainers.”

Yeah, fuck Kanye for trying to expand the definition of who he is! I’m sure you’re fine with being labeled as just what your job is and nothing else, right? :/ Get the fuck outta here and let Kanye do what he does. You don’t like what he’s doing? Stop throwing him shade and giving him press. Otherwise just shut up because you’re just propagating the things you claim to want to take down.

Kanye’s gonna get the press regardless, so this guy calling him out in an open letter is not really giving him additional press. I know he technically is, but he also really isn’t. Besides, I really hope Kanye responds, mostly because I don’t see a way that he can respond without looking even worse (knowing how Kanye’s usual responses go).

Fuck this guy. Write an “open letter” to somebody on Facebook, fine. But don’t refer to yourself as an “internet sensation” or quote somebody calling you “Humorous and Insanely Popular.” Who the fuck are you?

I’m going to put forward what I think will turn out to be a very eloquent argument.
Josh fuck yo self
Police Chief fuck yo self

This isn’t even just hate, as far as I know it isn’t illegal or wrong to compare your profession to some one else’s. I bet if this was Ron Swanson, Jimmy Fallon or some other person who’s dick this side of Uproxx rides you would all be patting him on the back and gagging on his sausice.
You may not like his music, fuck it you may hate his personality, but he is not full of shit. And as a police chief in one of the worlds worst police forces I would say shut the hell up before you shoot some kid because he didn’t chiggity check himself before you wrecked his self.

I mean worst in the sense of PR not actual duty, or maybe even actual profession. This whole frat house code of honour that allows cops to walk away from murder with job is disgusting. How about you write an open letter about something that actually matters you self important a-hole

First off, not American. Secondly I would like to point you to Josh’s most recent article about the kid who got off triple homicide and the black teen who got 6 behind bars.

I was going to write an obnoxious rap artist, a problem does not make, but then I read through the letter again and realised what a tool this guy is “which include entertainers thinking they are something more than just entertainers” who the fuck is this guy to say that. I’m not only talking about Kanye I am talking about everyone from Justin Bieber to Dean Martin.

This douche who thinks officers and military personnel are untouchable people with more worth that the inanimate objects that are entertainers. That in itself is pathetic. The authors hate for Kanye has allowed him to publish a letter that has just discredited the entire entertainment business and you call Yeezus the child?

That is my point, maybe the first approach was immature, I will blame my age for that. Nevertheless the zeal with which some commenters on this site are ready to rip apart people they don’t like is just embarrassing. Hopefully they will one day wake up from behind their trendy usernames and realise just throwing blind shade is wrong.

TL;DR
In ‘merica the police are giving up their lives to shoot young black people.

Ron Swanson is a fictional character. Jimmy Fallon is a comedian. Kanye wasn’t trying to be funny. He made a ridiculous statement comparing being an entertainer to (“I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk…I think about my family and I’m like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.”) being a police officer or a soldier. Going onstage to sing for a bunch of people who paid to see you and adore you It is sooooo not putting your life at risk. It is actually like being paid to get the world’s biggest blow job.

You don’t know what you’re talking about. For instance, juries not police officers decide guilt and pass sentence. Also, you are vastly oversimplifying the race-police issue. Just out of curiosity, what country are you from?

Another thing, if I acted with the same type of ego and stupidity Kanye does, I wouldn’t have any friends because people generally don’t like people who act like assholes. When non-celebrities act like this they usually get taken to task for it. Celebrities don’t get discounts on humility because they’re famous.